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Mexico
Mexico sealed its borders and slapped a heavy tax on American
imports. The population of Anglos continued to increase due to insufficient troops to enforce the stop on immigration. -
Texas Revolution
Austin presented petition of self-government for Texas to Mexican
President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. Santa Anna suspended the 1824 Mexican Constitution and imprisoned Austin for inciting revolution. Several rebellions erupted known as the Texas Revolution -
Sam Houston
Santa Anna executed rebels at Goliad. April 21, Led by Sam Houston, the Texans defeated Santa Anna in the battle of San Jacinto and captured him.They set him free after he signed the Treaty of Velasco (grantedindependence to Texas). September 1836, Houston became president of Republic of Texas. -
War?
Sam Houston invited US to annex the Texas Republic into United States. Southerners wanted to extend slavery and Northerners feared another slave state would tip the balance in the senate and start a war with Mexico. -
Texas=28thstate
Texas became the 28th state of the Union which enraged
Mexico. Mexico insisted Texas’ border stop at Nueces River while Texas insisted it extended to Rio Grande (Polk supported). In Mexico, Santa Anna was
ousted as president.
